Combining Conservation Laws. A 5.00kg chunk of ice is sliding at 12.0m/s on the floor of an ice-covered valley when it collides with and sticks to another 5.00 kg chunk of ice that is initially at rest. ( see figure). Since the valley is icy, there is no friction. After the collision, how high above the valley floor will the combined chunks go? (Hint: Break this problem into two parts-the collision and the behavior after the collision-and apply the appropriate conservation law to each part.)
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